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This is from an article in the Post Gazette Wednesday. I find it somewhat horrifying that he was not going to make a change. It doesn't speak well of his decision making after this season's specail teams sh*t fest. How could he possibly not have been looking to make a change?

Tomlin intended to retain Jones for the 2013 season, but Jones opted to become special teams coordinator in Arizona because of his friendship with new Cardinals coach Bruce Arians, a former Steelers offensive coordinator.
Read more: [URL]http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/redskins-special-teams-coordinator-danny-smith-may-take-position-with-steelers-672662/#ixzz2JYdkBM7F[/URL]

They were also looking at Thomas McGaughey, ST coach for LSU for the last 2 years and a ST assistant for the NY Giants for three years. Be nice to bring in a young, hungry guy trying to make it back to the NFL instead of an old, tired retread who wasn't good at Washington.

Yeah, saying it seems like the guy can't keep a job is an awfully odd statement. All assistant coaches bounce around in the NFL, but this guy's been in Washington since 2004. That's an absolute eternity for any coach under Dan Snyder. He was there for 4 years under Joe Gibbs, and when Joe retired, he was retained by new head coach Jim Zorn. He coached another 2 years under Zorn, and when Zorn was fired, he was retained yet again by new head coach Mike Shanahan. He's coached another 3 years under Shanahan.

The Rams' offense featuring weapons such as Marshall Faulk, Torrey Holt, and Isaac Bruce were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf"

The Steelers' offense featuring weapons such as Le'Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant should be known as "The Greatest Show on Grass"

This has nothing at all to do with respective playing surfaces at the Edward Jones Dome vs. Heinz Field.

Yeah, saying it seems like the guy can't keep a job is an awfully odd statement. All assistant coaches bounce around in the NFL, but this guy's been in Washington since 2004. That's an absolute eternity for any coach under Dan Snyder. He was there for 4 years under Joe Gibbs, and when Joe retired, he was retained by new head coach Jim Zorn. He coached another 2 years under Zorn, and when Zorn was fired, he was retained yet again by new head coach Mike Shanahan. He's coached another 3 years under Shanahan.

so is this good or bad?
the guy wasnt wanted by anyone else all those years and was never promoted within. you would think if he was 'all that', he wouldhave made a move somewhere in there. No?

so is this good or bad?
the guy wasnt wanted by anyone else all those years and was never promoted within. you would think if he was 'all that', he wouldhave made a move somewhere in there. No?

Wasn't wanted by anyone else all those years? We requested an interview with him a few years back when he ultimately hired Al Everest, but the Skins blocked us from interviewing him back then. They didn't block us from interviewing him now.

Never promoted from within? The special teams coach is a coordinator. Offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator. The only possible promotion from a coordinator position would be head coach.

He was kept from one coaching regime to another in Washington (twice) simply because he is a good special teams coordinator (just like Dick LeBeau was kept from the Cowher to Tomlin coaching regime because he is a good defensive coordinator).

The Rams' offense featuring weapons such as Marshall Faulk, Torrey Holt, and Isaac Bruce were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf"

The Steelers' offense featuring weapons such as Le'Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant should be known as "The Greatest Show on Grass"

This has nothing at all to do with respective playing surfaces at the Edward Jones Dome vs. Heinz Field.

Question....Did Tomlin say after firing Al Everest that he would personally have a hand in special teams this past season? I can't remember if I read an article in a paper that he said that, or just heard on a board or from someone else that he said it.